diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e66fe925..662466db 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -27,3 +27,6 @@ ISLE.EXE
 LEGO1.DLL
 
 .DS_Store
+
+# Kate - Text
+/.cache
diff --git a/ISLE/isleapp.cpp b/ISLE/isleapp.cpp
index f96be68a..8350cab6 100644
--- a/ISLE/isleapp.cpp
+++ b/ISLE/isleapp.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@
 #define SDL_MAIN_USE_CALLBACKS
 #include <SDL3/SDL.h>
 #include <SDL3/SDL_main.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <iniparser.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <time.h>
 
 DECOMP_SIZE_ASSERT(IsleApp, 0x8c)
@@ -444,7 +446,10 @@ MxU8 IsleApp::MapMouseButtonFlagsToModifier(SDL_MouseButtonFlags p_flags)
 // FUNCTION: ISLE 0x4023e0
 MxResult IsleApp::SetupWindow()
 {
-	LoadConfig();
+	if (!LoadConfig()) {
+		return FAILURE;
+	}
+
 	SetupVideoFlags(
 		m_fullScreen,
 		m_flipSurfaces,
@@ -519,7 +524,7 @@ MxResult IsleApp::SetupWindow()
 }
 
 // FUNCTION: ISLE 0x4028d0
-void IsleApp::LoadConfig()
+bool IsleApp::LoadConfig()
 {
 	char* prefPath = SDL_GetPrefPath("isledecomp", "isle");
 	char* iniConfig;
@@ -540,6 +545,56 @@ void IsleApp::LoadConfig()
 
 	dictionary* dict = iniparser_load(iniConfig);
 
+	// [library:config]
+	// Load sane defaults if dictionary failed to load
+	if (!dict) {
+		if (m_iniPath) {
+			SDL_Log("Invalid config path '%s'", m_iniPath);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		SDL_LogInfo(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION, "Loading sane defaults");
+		FILE* iniFP = fopen(iniConfig, "wb");
+
+		if (!iniFP) {
+			SDL_LogError(
+				SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION,
+				"Failed to write config at '%s': %s",
+				iniConfig,
+				strerror(errno)
+			);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		dict = iniparser_load(iniConfig);
+		iniparser_set(dict, "isle", NULL);
+
+		iniparser_set(dict, "isle:diskpath", SDL_GetBasePath());
+		iniparser_set(dict, "isle:cdpath", MxOmni::GetCD());
+		iniparser_set(dict, "isle:mediapath", SDL_GetBasePath());
+		iniparser_set(dict, "isle:savepath", prefPath);
+
+		iniparser_set(dict, "isle:Flip Surfaces", m_flipSurfaces ? "true" : "false");
+		iniparser_set(dict, "isle:Full Screen", m_fullScreen ? "true" : "false");
+		iniparser_set(dict, "isle:Wide View Angle", m_wideViewAngle ? "true" : "false");
+
+		iniparser_set(dict, "isle:3DSound", m_use3dSound ? "true" : "false");
+		iniparser_set(dict, "isle:Music", m_useMusic ? "true" : "false");
+
+		iniparser_set(dict, "isle:UseJoystick", m_useJoystick ? "true" : "false");
+		iniparser_set(dict, "isle:JoystickIndex", m_joystickIndex ? "true" : "false");
+		iniparser_set(dict, "isle:Draw Cursor", m_drawCursor ? "true" : "false");
+
+		iniparser_set(dict, "isle:Back Buffers in Video RAM", "-1");
+
+		iniparser_set(dict, "isle:Island Quality", "1");
+		iniparser_set(dict, "isle:Island Texture", "1");
+
+		iniparser_dump_ini(dict, iniFP);
+		SDL_LogInfo(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION, "New config written at '%s'", iniConfig);
+		fclose(iniFP);
+	}
+
 	const char* hdPath = iniparser_getstring(dict, "isle:diskpath", SDL_GetBasePath());
 	m_hdPath = new char[strlen(hdPath) + 1];
 	strcpy(m_hdPath, hdPath);
@@ -597,6 +652,8 @@ void IsleApp::LoadConfig()
 	iniparser_freedict(dict);
 	delete[] iniConfig;
 	SDL_free(prefPath);
+
+	return true;
 }
 
 // FUNCTION: ISLE 0x402c20
diff --git a/ISLE/isleapp.h b/ISLE/isleapp.h
index 42a0df3a..68110e58 100644
--- a/ISLE/isleapp.h
+++ b/ISLE/isleapp.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class IsleApp {
 	);
 	MxResult SetupWindow();
 
-	void LoadConfig();
+	bool LoadConfig();
 	void Tick();
 	void SetupCursor(Cursor p_cursor);